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oakmoss

oakmoss noun: evernia prunastri, a lichen found primarily on oak trees and used in perfume.

Noun

oakmoss (countable and uncountable, plural oakmosses)

  1. Evernia prunastri, a lichen found primarily on oak trees and used in perfume.
    • He shellacked them with smoky labdanum, oakmoss and incense black as pitch.2007 October 7, Chandler Burr, “Wood Wins”, in New York Times
  2. (broadly) A green color reminiscent of oakmoss.

Forms of oakmoss

pluraloakmosses

Origin of oakmoss

From oak + moss.

Questions about oakmoss

What does oakmoss mean?
Oakmoss means evernia prunastri, a lichen found primarily on oak trees and used in perfume.
What part of speech is oakmoss?
Oakmoss is a noun.
What is the plural of oakmoss?
The plural of oakmoss is oakmosses.

Words near oakmoss in the dictionary

  1. oaklings
  2. Oaklyn
  3. Oakman
  4. Oakmere
  5. Oakmont
  6. oakmoss
  7. oakmosses
  8. oakness
  9. Oakridge
  10. oaks
  11. Oaksey

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